cv boot replace progress

[Kewl X5]

You need a TGIF run!!

Originally Posted by hayaku

well.. another 45 mins and i hit another snag. i need my air compressor to remove the big 36mm axle flange nut because the whole thing spins when i try to turn it (duh, its a bearing)... anyways, its late and i can't fire it up. I'll have to try to come home early and fire up the compressor and remove that nut before my neighbors complain its too late to use it..

so it *should* take about 1 hour to remove everything so you can service just the outer cv boot if you are working with the shaft still in the truck.

with all the time i'm wasting and small snags i've hit, it would've been a good thing to have the dealer service it for me for $450usd. oh well.. too late now and i'll have the job completed for under $30 but lost alot of time (this should've been done in 1 day).

[hayaku]

well, 10 mins after i fired up the compressor, that axle flange nut is out... it took awhile. there's some serious torque on that nut as well as some silicon chaulk...

later tonight, i will resume the work and probably finish it as that seemed to be the hardest step?

[chubyball]

How much psi did you need to loose up that nut?

[hayaku]

i went to 125 psi

[Ecko]

Originally Posted by hayaku

well, 10 mins after i fired up the compressor, that axle flange nut is out... it took awhile. there's some serious torque on that nut as well as some silicon chaulk...

later tonight, i will resume the work and probably finish it as that seemed to be the hardest step?

I feel your pain man! I just recently purchased an 01 X5 last week and just 2 days of owning it guess what. Yup outer cv boot just tore. Neways purchased the boot ($28 military discount!) I took a stab at it Tuesday night and was able to take off my 12p collar nut with just a breaker bar. I was 30 minutes into the job until I hit a brick wall without having a hub puller. Drove my 740il down to the local Auto-zone to pick one up. Now an hour into it I freaking realize that the hub puller is too small for the X5 hub. WTF I freak'N pissed. I was so close yet so far and couldn't continue since I was heading down to FLA from GA to registered the X5 the next day. So I'm sit

ting here at my ol folks house (in Fla now) being all lazy contemplating if I should re-attempt the job tomorrow morning or if I should just wait to get back to GA with all my tools. Neways I guess what I'm trying to let you know is to make sure you have a hub puller for the job. Hopefully between you and I we can contribute to a decent DIY for this project. I guess this is my introduction to the X5 forum!

Heres my baby collection of BMW's!

01 E53 4.4i http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...d.php?t=565018

95 E38 il http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...d.php?t=447543

[hayaku]

hahaha.. welcome to the club!

it isn't an official diy session unless you have to go buy new tools right?

btw, i suggest you get the bmw special tool as you need to press in the hub as well. the bmw tool lets you do both.

it consists of:
33 2 111 - center rod screw
33 2 116 - hub cap mount
33 2 117 - spacer lock pulling block
33 2 150 - hub washer mount

33 2 115 - press in pushing screw

[Ecko]

Originally Posted by hayaku

hahaha.. welcome to the club!

it isn't an official diy session unless you have to go buy new tools right?

btw, i suggest you get the bmw special tool as you need to press in the hub as well. the bmw tool lets you do both.

it consists of:
33 2 111 - center rod screw
33 2 116 - hub cap mount
33 2 117 - spacer lock pulling block
33 2 150 - hub washer mount

33 2 115 - press in pushing screw

Hey thx for letting me know that! I wasn't considering needing a "special tool" for pressing the hub back in. (duh) Does the stealership let you borrow/rent the tools? X5's are really new to me as I am clueless to em, but not for long! As for the DIY, I guess what I was trying to say is that there isn't a decent one around at least one listing "ALL" the tools for the job. I swear I took a minute or two looking around between BF/X5W not to come across something worthy of being decent. Nothing against those who did post something about the job though. Hell I just got done looking through my pops garage and he doesn't have any jack stands. I did bring my 20t bottle jack but that aint good enough for me. I won't feel "safe" without 2 jack stands underneath the SAV with me working on it. Guess I'll have to wait. I like working with 3pts of contact if U know what I mean.

[hayaku]

Originally Posted by Ecko

Hey thx for letting me know that! I wasn't considering needing a "special tool" for pressing the hub back in. (duh) Does the stealership let you borrow/rent the tools? X5's are really new to me as I am clueless to em, but not for long! As for the DIY, I guess what I was trying to say is that there isn't a decent one around at least one listing "ALL" the tools for the job. I swear I took a minute or two looking around between BF/X5W not to come across something worthy of being decent. Nothing against those who did post something about the job though. Hell I just got done looking through my pops garage and he doesn't have any jack stands. I did bring my 20t bottle jack but that aint good enough for me. I won't feel "safe" without 2 jack stands underneath the SAV with me working on it. Guess I'll have to wait. I like working with 3pts of contact if U know what I mean.

good man! safety comes first. thats why i ended up buying a lift.

as for as info on this job, i don't think many have done it themselves or they didn't bother to write anything about it. these don't happen very early on with new cars so you have to wait till it happens before someone tries to fix it themselves.... which is at the point we are at i guess.

if you want more bmw specific info, you'll need to get the official TIS (electronic technical manual). the ETK is the parts catalog. the TIS is where i got the parts numbers for the special tools as well as the repair procedure.

[Ecko]

Originally Posted by hayaku

good man! safety comes first. thats why i ended up buying a lift.

as for as info on this job, i don't think many have done it themselves or they didn't bother to write anything about it. these don't happen very early on with new cars so you have to wait till it happens before someone tries to fix it themselves.... which is at the point we are at i guess.

if you want more bmw specific info, you'll need to get the official TIS (electronic technical manual). the ETK is the parts catalog. the TIS is where i got the parts numbers for the special tools as well as the repair procedure.

I hear you man! Funny you mention the ETK as I have one but never got around to fully installing it cuz I can't read German. I purchased it for my E38 about a year ago. I'm sure the E53 is covered in it right? I wish I was home right about now

[hayaku]

the english versions are available... and yes, they cover all models up to the year that your software covers to...